Hosiya 1:1-11
1 Lijwi lya Yehova lyezile kuli Hosiya* muna Beeli mu matangwa a Uziya, a Jothamu, a Ahazi, na a Hezekiya, bimyene ba Juda, na mu matangwa a Jeloboamu muna Joashi, mwene wa Isalele.
2 Yehova mwashangumukile kwendeka kwitila muli Hosiya, Yehova walekele Hosiya ngwendi: “Ya, ukambate munakazi wa buhule* na kukala na bana ba mu buhule,* mwafwa lifuti linecela kukabangeya Yehova mu kushula mwafwa ya buhule.”
3 Ngeci waile na kukambata Goma muna Dibilaimu, co wemitile na kumukitila mwana wa munalume.
4 Co Yehova wamulekele ngwendi: “Muluke ngwobe Jezilele,* mwafwa mu simbu yaindondo lika njilingisa bakunjibo ya Jehu balitabele, mwafwa ya bilinga bya kwitila maninga bya Jezilele, co njimanesa ciyulo ca bumwene ca bakunjibo ya Isalele.
5 Ha litangwa olyo, njikapokola buta bwa lusipa bwa Isalele mu Cinema* ca Jezilele.”
6 Wemitile lalo na kukita mwana wa munakazi. Co wamulekele ngwendi: “Muluke ngwobe Lo-luhama,* mwafwa kunjitetela lalo bakunjibo ya Isalele, mwafwa njibasheka.
7 Oloni njitetela bakunjibo ya Juda, co yange Yehova Njambi yabo njibobola. Kunjibobola na buta bwa lusipa nambe mukwale nambe nzita nambe tubalu nambe baka-kulonda tubalu.”
8 Munima ya kushumuna Lo-luhama, wemitile na kukita mwana wa munalume.
9 Co wendekele ngwendi: “Muluke ngwobe Lo-ami,* mwafwa keti mu banu bange, co kunjipu Njambi yeni.
10 “Co banu* ba Isalele bakapwa babangi ngwe mushekesheke wa ku kalunga-ndonga, uje kubasa kupeselesa nambe kutanda. Ku mwela kuje kubabalekelele ngwabo, ‘Keti mu banu bange,’ kukekwo kubakabalekela ngwabo, ‘Mu bana ba Njambi wa kuyoya.’
11 Co banu ba Juda na banu ba Isalele bakabakungulwila hamo mu kulikwatasana, co bakalyangwila ntwama umo na kutunda mu lifuti, mwafwa litangwa lya Jezilele likapwa lyakama.
Majwi a kwinikila
^ Lizina lya Hoshaya mu bwihi, lije lilumbununa ngwalyo “Yanobola Jah; Jah nobola.”
^ Nambe “bupangala; mesho-mesho.”
^ Nambe “bupangala; mesho-mesho.”
^ Kulumbununa “Njambi Akuna Mbuto.”
^ Nambe “Cana ca Kunyekama.”
^ Kulumbununa “Uje Kubatetelele.”
^ Kulumbununa “Banu Baje Keti Bange.”
^ Lijwi na lijwi “bana.”
